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Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level

Friday 13 October 2023
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference WMA12/01
Mathematics
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International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level

Pure Mathematics P2

You must have: Total Marks

Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Yellow), calculator

Candidates may use any calculator permitted by Pearson regulations.

Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation,
differentiation and integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae
stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
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labelled.
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be more space than you need.
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You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear. Answers without
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• Inexact answers should be given to three significant figures unless otherwise stated.
Information
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booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
are 10 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
• – use this asfora guide
The marks each question are shown in brackets
as to how much time to spend on each question.
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1. Given that a, b and c are integers greater than 0 such that
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prove, by exhaustion, that the product abc is always a multiple of 4
You may use the table below to illustrate your answer.
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You may not need to use all rows of this table.

a b c abc

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